Alajuela is fast-growing commercial hub in Costa Rica

In the photograph Juan Álamo (left), general manager of the construction company. Álvaro Monge (right), general manager of the real estate division of the Montecristo group. Esteban Monge / La Republica

Real-estate developers in Costa Rica have set their sights on Alajuela, not least because it is close to the nation’s leading airport.

At the moment five projects that amount to 15,000 square meters of construction, including potential for warehouses, offices and factories.